Understanding the Winds Influence

[DocUSMCRetired]

Wind. Many times the devil in the details that causes a shooter frustration. It is often over or under estimated by the shooter, because of its fluidity. While methods of measuring wind have come a long ways, it is still up to the shooter to make the right call. This means not only understanding that wind is more like waves in the ocean with highs, lows, and everything in-between. But also understanding where the wind matters, and how geographical features can be deceiving in how they interact with the wind. This week, we will be sharing some insight in to how manage wind. If you are interested in a hands on class, with the all time most winning Coach Emil Praslick who currently holds the most team wins of any coach in US Military History with 18 National and 2 World Wins. Sign up for our next seminar! Where he will be teaching a class on understanding wind! Applied Ballistics Seminars - 2016 - Applied Ballistics, LLC


We will start this week off with where the wind matters. http://www.nvisti.com/wp-content/upl...C1403-Wind.pdf

Wind, and tools used to read wind, are subjects covered in the Applied Ballistics LLC Books.

Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting 3rd Edition Chapter 5. Accuracy and Precision for Long Range Shooting Chapter 3 Wind Uncertainty. Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting Vol 1 Chapter 17 Wind Measurement (Including Optical and Doppler). None of these chapters are a repeat of the other, So this shows you how important it is to understand. This is just a small sampling as well, as it is covered in many more areas of other chapters. A single bad wind call can make or break a shot.

 

[M14AMU]

I knew 55 years ago that my Army coaches at the AMU knew what they were talking about related to this subject!

 

[DocUSMCRetired]

I knew 55 years ago that my Army coaches at the AMU knew what they were talking about related to this subject!

Their have been some great coaches that have come and gone through the years in all the competitive shooting school houses, no matter the branch.

 

[JarheadAZ]

Bravo. Keep it coming, it's all good.

My shooting was prefaced by what has become a lifelong hobby of free flight model aviation. I am talking about 60 of my 70 years.

This discipline counts heavily on understanding motions within the air mass, their origins, and on how one may configure their objects to negotiate that gauntlet. One sees the process of negotiation in a much slower regime, and much of that negotiation becomes so much more easily apparent.

But even a paper airplane or a dart can demonstrate the basic effects.

The hard part is what your project here is aiming to accomplish. I look forward to each successive installment.

Greg Langelius